“The origin of biblical stewardship and Christian generosity is God. Firstly, God gave us the gospel. Jesus was the begotten son of God. He came to earth to save sinners…Secondly, God gave us goods and possessions to share and give. In the New Testament and the early church, the believers trusted God as their Provider. Sharing and giving possessions was very common. It was their confession for trusting God as disciples of Jesus…Thirdly, God gave us various gifts. Everyone has gifts to share…Some have the gifts of prophecy, serving, teaching, exhorting, giving, administering, and showing mercy (Romans 12:3-9)…Nowadays, lots of people say that this is an era of crisis, but it is era of opportunity. Because Christians have enough stewardship and generosity to save the world: we have the gospel to recover the world, with love and compassion, beyond our goods and gifts to share.”
Min Sung Kim in “Philosophy of Biblical Stewardship Paper” dated 29 June 2015 submitted for PT7054: Biblical Stewardship and Christian Generosity class at Torch Trinity Graduate University. To read more insights from my students, check out my recent CLA blogpost: Six Applications from Asia for all Steward Leaders.
Min Sung ministers in the area of the arts in Seoul and fervently believes people are believing the wrong media messages and that Christians must promote these times as not an “era of crisis” but an “era of opportunity” and adds: Will we take advantage of this moment or let the worldly, materialistic culture win the day?
Min Sung, thanks for opening our eyes to the opportunity these dark days offer keepers of the light. We must shine for Jesus!